David Zen

Novelist, businessman, #AI and #PE investor, China observer and casual philosopher. Doing for international business what John Grisham did for law.

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Renewing my annual subscription for Office 365, @Microsoft has billed me for a week rather than a year at an increased *annual* price. Their billing support keeps asking whether I changed something. Clearly something is broken — watch out other subscribers!

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@LearnerShape @Meetup @conradwolfram @RMaria_drc @mdshenk My alter ego @mdshenk is speaking at this cool edtech event on July 15!

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Let us let the victory of Joe Biden be an opportunity to return to politics of compassion, including (perhaps most of all) for those who do not agree with us.

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@realDonaldTrump Dude, that is really quite a funny tweet. Don't think you won, and definitely not "by a lot". You're a funny loser!

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@barclays Barclays are incompetent. I have been working on a business mandate change request for >6 months that they cannot seem to process. Thank goodness I quit Barclays for personal banking for similar reasons. Everyone else should do so too! @BarclaysUKHelp

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@techreview It's super-annoying to get a pop-up with every article I read telling me I am getting subscriber-only content. I got it. I'll keep paying. No need for the pop-ups.

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@AWSSupport We completed that form 8 days ago and have not received a response. Do we just wait?

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@awscloud My EdTech #AI startup LearnerShape was approved for AWS Activate Business support, but the support was not activated and I cannot find anyone to tell me why. AWS Activate has not responded to a web inquiry 8 days ago, neither has our business manager. Please help!

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@ghostinevans This is how to treat Don. Not with anger, but with disrespect — like he treats others. #DonIsALoser

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There is so much anger towards @realDonaldTrump. But why? He won’t change, and he thrives on anger and hate. Instead, consider just saying that #DonIsALoser and moving on to what we can make better.

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@British_Airways keep trying to sell me Avios. Yet they failed to refund my Avios for a flight cancelled for Covid-19 and cannot be reached by telephone. I have been a loyal BA customer for years, but they have lost me.

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We had a family trip booked with @British_Airways #Avios canceled due to Covid-19. BA seems to have provided only a voucher for cash paid (voucher amount is not visible) and no refund of Avios. They won't answer the phone. Anyone have advice or similar experience?

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@duolingo Thanks for listening!

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@duolingo in the UK is running lots of adverts with images of Harry and Meghan selling info on a “wealth loophole” — is that legal?

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I have been looking for years for a #cartoon that looks approximately like this. Thought it was from The Far Side, but now think probably not. Can anyone help?

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I heard the explosion sound too in SW London. Lots of reports but none of an actual explosion. Could it be a sonic boom?

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2/ @waitrose should reward those who successfully pass a QuickCheck random verification, perhaps with (a) an increased average time to next verification or (b) a discount or free item. Option (b) might even increase use of QuickCheck and reduce queues for others.

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1/ @waitrose QuickCheck random verification is extremely annoying for those of us who are honest and in a hurry. Seems to happen with increasing frequency, makes me consider switching to @sainsburys. But I have a solution.

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@ExpediaUK fail — we flew on to Vienna on @vueling / Level. I wonder what the connection is to Air Nigeria?

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@tfl @victorialine Your clues say “Ken-sing-ton”, so is the answer “High Street Kensington”?